Clowes v. Van Antwerp
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the general term of the Supreme Court, in the third district, where a decree of the surrogate of Albany county had been affirmed, with costs. (Eeported below, 4 Barb. 416.) On the 10th April 1841, Thomas Clowes, the appellant, who had been the general guardian of Martha Ñ. Wis-wall (afterwards Mrs. Van Antwerp) was cited to account before the surrogate of Albany.
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Appeal from the general term of the Supreme Court, in the third district, where a decree of the surrogate of Albany county had been affirmed, with costs. (Eeported below, 4 Barb. 416.) On the 10th April 1841, Thomas Clowes, the appellant, who had been the general guardian of Martha Ñ. Wis-wall (afterwards Mrs. Van Antwerp) was cited to account before the surrogate of Albany. It appeared on the accounting, that Clowes had received a legacy belonging to his ward, amounting to $567.38. In addition to his regular commissions and expenses, the account contained a charge of $150 for solicitor’s and…
1Per curiam
— The decree must be affirmed, for the reasons given by Parker, J., in the supreme court.
Decree affirmed.
2Cited by1 opinion
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